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ShadowTerm II
Copyright 1992, Michel Forget
July 1st, 1992
[ CANADA DAY ]
Introduction
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Welcome to ShadowTerm II, the newest (and best) terminal
program available for the Atari ST!
Over the last several years, there have been many Shareware
and public domain terminal programs available for the Atari ST
series of computers. They all claimed to meet the special needs
of the user. Some of them were able to come through on this
claim, but most fell short in several key areas, such as:
a) the user interface
Do you hate muddled, non-standard user interfaces? I do.
ShadowTerm II provides a crisp, clean, and direct menu-driven
user interface. Each command *ALSO* has an easy-to-remember
keystroke equivalent so that the expert user can move through the
program with ease and speed.
b) program functionality
Some programs do one thing extremely well, and completely
neglect other important functions. ShadowTerm II does nearly
everything you could ever want! It has a host of disk functions,
an exceptional dialing interface, a wide range of terminal mode
commands not found in any other terminal program, a comprehensive
viewing buffer, a great file transfer front-end, a facility that
will allow you to have your computer perform logon sequences for
you, and even a special interface that allows you to run up to
ten programs with a single keystroke! That is only half of what
ShadowTerm II can do for you!
c) ability to do what it claims to do
They say that humility is good for the soul. I'm not so
sure about that, but I am sure that there are certain programming
feats that I am simply not able to perform. While developing
ShadowTerm II, I had to make a hard choice; do it all myself, or
make use of available facilities. Since I wanted ShadowTerm II
to perform all functions as well as possible, I decided to follow
the latter method. That is why ShadowTerm II uses the excellent
XYZ external transfer protocol written by Alan Hamilton of
Starfall Software and the superb Ymodem-G external transfer
protocol from Zipline software.
Note: ShadowTerm II does all the work of calling XYZ and
Ymodem-G. All you have to do is choose a transfer protocol and
then choose the file(s) using the file selector.
Shareware!
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Now that you have a general idea what ShadowTerm II can do
for you, I feel that I should mention the price before continuing:
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** S P E C I A L O F F E R **
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If you register ShadowTerm II, you will not only receive a
completely operational version of ShadowTerm II, but you will
*ALSO* receive an accessory version of the online notepad, a
small auto-folder program that will keep track of the date (and
set it) for you, the Personal Pascal source code for the date
program, a utility that will help you edit ShadowTerm II data
files, and your next update for ShadowTerm II will only
cost you $10.
Can you beat that? An unrestricted version of the program,
three VERY useful pieces of software, some source code, and a
discount on the next release of ShadowTerm II! I must be crazy
to offer this kind of deal!
To register yourself, you must send $15 to:
Michel Forget
207 Rivercrest Crescent
St. Albert, Alberta
T8N 3B9
CANADA
What a deal! Commercial programs that do much less than
ShadowTerm II often cost far more.
I'll even make you a better deal! If you upload this archive
to an Atari BBS or a BBS with an Atari section, I'll take $2 off
the price of registration.
Note: You have to provide proof, like a printed excerpt from
the file listing of the BBS concerned, showing that the file was
indeed uploaded.
Doom & Gloom
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I hate to have to say this, but if nobody bothers to
register, the Shareware concept will die. I have spoken to many
authors of fine programs who received not one registration for
their hard work. Most of them stopped writing for the ST. So
please support the Atari ST Shareware market by registering this
program (and take advantage of the deal I mentioned above). If you
take the time to consider it, $15 is not much to ask for seven
months of hard work, is it?
ShadowTerm II Demonstration Notes
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There has been one limitation imposed upon the demonstration of
ShadowTerm II; a thirty minute time limit. The timer starts
counting the first time you enter terminal mode. I can honestly say
that I *hate* being forced to impose limits on ShadowTerm II, but it
has been my experience that most people who can use a program without
any restrictions tend not to send the Shareware fee to the author.
If you register, there are benefits! The registered version
of ShadowTerm II will be up-to-date, and will have as many new
features as I can think of. Not to mention the free software, the
source code, and the discount.
This demo comes ready to use on drive A. You can move it, of
course, but you will have to edit the configuration file to do so. The
registered version of ShadowTerm II comes with a program to do this
for you.
System Requirements
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ShadowTerm II uses about 381K of memory, and only about
193K on disk (even less if you Pack it or Squishh it), so it should run
on any Atari ST, STe, or TT. I do not own an STe, or a TT, so this
can only be verified by you, the user. ShadowTerm II runs in
medium or high resolution, depending on your preferences. The
file size of ShadowTerm II can be cut in half (or better) by
using a compression program such as PFX Pack or DC Squish on it.
Disclaimer
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ShadowTerm II does not come with any warranty, express or implied.
You use ShadowTerm II at your own risk. Neither the author of
ShadowTerm II (Michel Forget) nor any other party is responsible for
any equipment damage, data loss, or other unforseen consequence of
of the use or mis-use of ShadowTerm II.
Starting ShadowTerm II
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To start ShadowTerm II, simply unpack the archive and
double-click on SHDWTERM.PRG! It is that simple.
Using This Manual
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ShadowTerm II is not hard to use by any means. There are some ideas
and functions that bear explanation, though. Therefore, I will list all
of the menu options below, and then explain the options and features that
need to be explained. Obviously, some need no explanation at all. For
example, using the the "Copy File" command is merely a matter of telling
ShadowTerm II the source and destination.
The Menu (General Overview)
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Desk
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ShadowTerm II
File
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Load Configuration
Save Configuration
Locate System Files
Execution Profile
Macro Key Profile
Execute File
Show Free Memory
Quit
Disk
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Copy File
Move File
Delete File
Rename File
Print File
Touch File
Append File
Create Folder
Delete Folder
Show Free Space
File Selector
Buffer
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Open Buffer Window
Close Buffer Window
Write Buffer
Clear Buffer
Show Buffer Status
Change Buffer Size
Initially Active
Buffer Active
Buffer Save Query
Phone
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Telephone Dialer
Show Quick Dial Access
Hang Up
Idle Line
Serial Port
Modem Commands/Strings
Terminal Mode
General
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Download File
Upload File
Send ASCII File
Create Sequence File
Create Wait Sequence
Status Bar
Set Time & Date
The Menu (Detailed Descriptions)
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Load & Save Configuration
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